Re: Re: on running and salt/Tanita readings

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While Jim Fixx may have been in great shape physically, he also insisted that his exercise would allow him to eat what ever he wanted. So, fit? yes.. healthy? I doubt it. Jeff

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While Jim Fixx may have been in great shape physically, he also insisted that his exercise would allow him to eat what ever he wanted. So, fit? yes.. healthy? I doubt it. Jeff

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wrote:

>

>> Second point is regarding salt and our friendly Tanitas. I eat hardly

>> any, compared to the normal US eater, and the occasional variation in

>> my salt intake might be related to the strange excursions I sometimes

>> see in the reported BF%; I'm going to have to keep track of this.

>> Thanks for bringing it up.

>

> I too keep a low-sodium diet, rarely venturing above the 1 g/day mark.

> I should look back at my records and see if there is a consistent BF %

> delta in the day(s?) following restaurant outings with family and friends.

> Which direction are we guessing extra sodium will take BF %? Based on

> 's comments below, it seems down? Is this the expectation? Anyway,

> yes, let's get some more data points.

>

> Thanks,

> -

> www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

>

I wouldn't pay too much attention to Tanita readings. My speculation is

that the swings I see are related to hydration levels and since salt

also modulates retained water it may be difficult to parse out the

electrical conductivity of salt in solution with total amount of water

present, and not to make this even more conflicted pure water is not

conductive without electrolytes added. I see enough short term variation

to know that the Tanita is certainly not measuring actual fat. It'll

only be as accurate as I (we) resemble the population they used to

develop their algorithms, accuracy of their extrapolations for

age/activity, and whether we as individuals match/control the sundry

variables that apparently introduce errors.

On the subject of salt wrt health, while I have said this before it may

bear repeating. When we withdraw from the adlib, convenience, processed

food supply we need to re-think generic dietary advice targeted toward

that larger group of heavy salt consumers (along with sundry other

unhealthy food issues).

While not as common there is such a thing as too little salt as I am

convinced I experience during summer months (due to perspiration losses)

and very low dietary intake.

If you are hypertensive and salt sensitive by all means restrict along

with maybe considering other natural diuretics (but please don't self

medicate casually). If like me with low BP (after losing my excess

weight) and not inclined to automatically season everything with salt,

one might need to eat a little.

JR

[Guest guest]

wrote:

>

>> Second point is regarding salt and our friendly Tanitas. I eat hardly

>> any, compared to the normal US eater, and the occasional variation in

>> my salt intake might be related to the strange excursions I sometimes

>> see in the reported BF%; I'm going to have to keep track of this.

>> Thanks for bringing it up.

>

> I too keep a low-sodium diet, rarely venturing above the 1 g/day mark.

> I should look back at my records and see if there is a consistent BF %

> delta in the day(s?) following restaurant outings with family and friends.

> Which direction are we guessing extra sodium will take BF %? Based on

> 's comments below, it seems down? Is this the expectation? Anyway,

> yes, let's get some more data points.

>

> Thanks,

> -

> www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

>

I wouldn't pay too much attention to Tanita readings. My speculation is

that the swings I see are related to hydration levels and since salt

also modulates retained water it may be difficult to parse out the

electrical conductivity of salt in solution with total amount of water

present, and not to make this even more conflicted pure water is not

conductive without electrolytes added. I see enough short term variation

to know that the Tanita is certainly not measuring actual fat. It'll

only be as accurate as I (we) resemble the population they used to

develop their algorithms, accuracy of their extrapolations for

age/activity, and whether we as individuals match/control the sundry

variables that apparently introduce errors.

On the subject of salt wrt health, while I have said this before it may

bear repeating. When we withdraw from the adlib, convenience, processed

food supply we need to re-think generic dietary advice targeted toward

that larger group of heavy salt consumers (along with sundry other

unhealthy food issues).

While not as common there is such a thing as too little salt as I am

convinced I experience during summer months (due to perspiration losses)

and very low dietary intake.

If you are hypertensive and salt sensitive by all means restrict along

with maybe considering other natural diuretics (but please don't self

medicate casually). If like me with low BP (after losing my excess

weight) and not inclined to automatically season everything with salt,

one might need to eat a little.

JR